Barneys Fêtes Kelly Klein New Book, 'Pools: Reflections'

The fashion and literary elite invaded the third floor of Barneys New York last night to celebrate the launch of Kelly Klein's latest book, Pools: Reflections. The soirée was hosted by Bruce Weber, Nan Bush, Aerin Lauder Zinterhofer, and Dennis Freedman.

Klein, an American fashion and design photographer (and Calvin Klein's second wife), released the book as a sequel to a prior version entitled Pools, published in 1992. "The first book is more of a history of swimming pools," Klein told ELLE.com. "There's vintage photography mixed with contemporary images. This one, though, is strictly contemporary—it's very modern. There's much more art, and there's fashion, architecture, and still life [shots]. It's just a collection of really great images, not necessarily only great pools, but great water images."

With nearly 600 photographer submissions, Klein edited her favorites down to 180, including work from Mario Sorrenti, Nikolas Koenig, Robert Polidori, and herself. The photographs—serene, regal, and seductive—span from places like Cony Island to the Côte d'Azur. And why water? "I think I have a bit of an obsession with water that I didn't really know I had. You know, you look at the water and you see the clouds, or you look at the water and you see the trees. Everything is reflected in that water, and that's just something that I'm mesmerized by."

The admirably philanthropic Kelly Klein will be donating all of the proceeds of her book sales to ACRIA, a New York-based foundation that has been helping people with HIV lead longer, healthier lives. (Fact: she recently wrote them a check for a whopping $25,000.)

If you can't get to a bookstore soon, then check out these images from the tome in the video below.

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